Use the v2 Management API to retrieve media versions and identify a media asset’s active version.

New Feature

You can now retrieve a list of media versions for a media item and get information about a specific media version through the v2 Management API.

A media version represents a distinct uploaded version of a media asset. When an asset is re-uploaded, a new version is created. Only one version can be active at a time.

FAST analytics now include a Channel ID field, making it easier to attribute streaming and ad insertion activity to individual FAST channels.

New Feature

A new Channel ID (channel_id) parameter is now available in FAST analytics, giving you a unique identifier for each FAST channel (also known as a Pop-up Channel). The parameter is populated only for VOD or live media items that belong to a FAST channel and is NULL for all other media items.

The channel_id column is available across the following analytics datasets:

• Streaming Data
• Streaming Monthly Aggregates
• Ad Insertion Data
• Ad Insertion Monthly Aggregates

FAST channel data is also available in the JWX dashboard:

• Custom reports include a new FAST Channel (Yes/No) dimension.
• The Analytics Overview page now lets you filter the Streaming and Ad Insertion tabs by FAST channel from the Media format filter.

Dashboard users can now view all motion thumbnails generated during a reupload and select one to use as the poster image.

New Feature

For reuploaded media items, dashboard users can view the motion thumbnails generated from the first 10 seconds of the uploaded video and select one to promote as the poster image.

Management API users can access this existing functionality through the List thumbnails and Update a thumbnail endpoints.

JWX now extracts embedded Timed Text Markup Language (TTML) caption and subtitle tracks from source media.

New Feature

When you upload VOD media or perform a Live-to-VOD conversion, JWX automatically extracts embedded TTML tracks and converts them to WebVTT for delivery.

Note: TTML is supported only when embedded in source media. TTML caption files cannot be uploaded or created separately in JWX.

Learn more about captions.

We've updated how playlists rank, recommend, and search for content, improving playlist experiences across web, OTT, and streaming workflows.

New Features

• Dynamic playlists now use CDN data for Plays and Trending rankings, making these sort types available for OTT experiences.
• Related playlists now use CDN data for the co-watching layer, improving related content suggestions in OTT apps.
• Search playlists can now search custom parameters using the use_params option. We've also improved exact matching, prefix searches, and case sensitivity.

Learn more about playlists.

You can now deliver JWX-hosted VOD media and live streams through your own content delivery network (CDN), giving you direct control over how content reaches your viewers.

New Feature

Bring Your Own CDN (BYO CDN) lets you route media delivery through a CDN of your choice, rather than the default JWX CDN. 

With BYO CDN, you can:

• Configure a custom CDN hostname against your JWX property
• Support HLS and MPEG-DASH delivery for Live and VOD content

For more information, please contact your account representative.

We’ve rebranded Bring Your Own Renditions (BYOR) to CMAF VOD, introducing an enhanced workflow with faster processing and expanded clipping capabilities for both live and VOD content.

New Features

CMAF VOD offers the following new features:

• Faster Live-to-VOD and live clipping: Convert Broadcast Live streams into CMAF VOD media with improved speed and higher-quality outputs, enabling more efficient clip creation from live content.
• VOD clipping for CMAF VOD media: You can now create new clips directly from existing CMAF VOD media items without retranscoding, preserving quality while reducing processing time.

This update helps you:

• Streamline workflows using CMAF-based media
• Accelerate clip creation from live and VOD sources
• Maintain high-quality outputs without additional encoding

To learn more, see our documentation: 

• CMAF VOD overview
• Create a Broadcast Live clip
• Trim a video or create a clip

We’ve added a JSON Editor to Strategy Rules, giving you direct access to the underlying settings for Advertising, Media Curation, and Player UX configurations.

New Feature 

The JSON Editor provides visibility into how strategies are defined and gives advanced users greater control when dashboard fields do not cover a specific use case:

• View the full configuration structure
• Modify supported fields not exposed as dashboard controls
• Apply precise adjustments for advanced scenarios 

Learn more about using the JSON Editor in Advertising, Media curation, and Player UX configurations.

Vertical video discovery enables you to deliver an interactive, swipeable vertical video experience directly through your Dynamic Strategy Rules placements.

New Feature

Vertical video discovery allows you to create a vertical carousel experience with monetization and UX controls.

Key Capabilities:

• Deliver 9:16 vertical video experiences that expand into fullscreen playback.
• Select single videos or playlists, enable recommendations, and pin content to specific positions.
• Configure ad delivery with defined frequency rules.
• Control carousel behavior, set fullscreen button layout, and define UI styling to align with your brand.
• Add an interactive click-to-action button to drive recirculation and conversions directly from playback.

Learn more about Vertical video discovery.

We've refined the mobile upload flow, including layout, access, and metadata handling.

New Feature 

The dashboard now supports an improved mobile upload flow: 

• Enables access to the Upload button without scrolling
• Removes overlapping elements
• Optimizes content and page elements
• Allows easier metadata field editing, including custom parameters and tags